Archive · 30 Jul 2025
New Flights and Partnerships Bolster Calcutta-Southeast Asia Tourism
Imagine you want to visit Thailand from Calcutta!
Now, a new airline called Thai Vietjet Air is starting flights directly to Bangkok from November.
Initially, there will be four flights each week, but if lots of people want to travel, they might add more!
Also, the Singapore tourism board is teaming up with the airline IndiGo to encourage people from India to visit Singapore.
IndiGo is even adding a fancy business class option on some of its flights.
This means it's getting easier and more appealing to travel between India and Southeast Asia.
Thai Vietjet Air will launch flights between Calcutta and Bangkok starting November 16.
The airline plans to initially operate four flights per week, potentially increasing to daily flights.
Singapore Tourism Board partnered with IndiGo airline to promote tourism.
IndiGo will offer its business class product on flights to Singapore from Delhi and Mumbai.
New flights are expected to boost tourism from Calcutta to Southeast Asia.
- Who
- Thai Vietjet Air, Singapore Tourism Board, and IndiGo airline.
- What
- New flights and partnerships to boost tourism between Calcutta and Southeast Asia.
- When
- Flights between Calcutta and Bangkok start November 16.
- Where
- Flights are between Calcutta and Bangkok; partnerships involve Singapore.
- Why
- To increase tourism and travel between India and Southeast Asia.
- Airline
- Thai Vietjet Air
- Route
- Calcutta to Bangkok
- Start Date
- November 16
- Initial Frequency
- Four flights per week
- Partnership
- Singapore Tourism Board and IndiGo
- First Half 2025
- Indian visitors arrivals exceeded 500,000